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And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.(Genesis 38:4)
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.(Genesis 38:5)
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.(Genesis 38:6)
And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.(Genesis 38:8)
And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.(Genesis 38:9)
And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.(Genesis 38:10)

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Genesis 38:7 - Cross Reference

The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him. (1 Chronicles 2:3)
For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it. (Genesis 19:13)
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly. (Genesis 13:13)
And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. (2 Chronicles 33:6)
The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. (Numbers 26:19)
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. (Psalm 55:23)
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. (Genesis 6:8)
And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul. (Genesis 46:12)